What is hand foot mouth disease?

Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is characterized as a contagious viral infection caused by a coxsackievirus. It is a common infection in young children, symptoms include blisters, sores, a rash on the hands, feet and sometimes the bum and legs.

How do members experience hand foot mouth disease?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with hand foot mouth disease*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for hand foot mouth disease*

Who has hand foot mouth disease on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 3
40s 2
50s 0
60s 2
70+ 2

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2
Female 9